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General information - Location

Country	Germany
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 6.6426,Lat: 49.4435
Elevation	191 meter above sea level
Local time	2:01:19am
Name province/region	Saarland
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Merzig-Wadern
Name	Merzig

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Merzig:Hilbringen	1.9 km	West
2 Merzig:Harlingen	2.7 km	South
3 Merzig:Merchingen	2.7 km	East
4 Merzig:Mechern	2.9 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Merzig:Bietzen	3.4 km	SouthSouthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Luxembourg	Luxembourg	42 km	WestNorthWest
2 Brussel	Belgium	226 km	NorthWest
3 Bern	Switzerland	284 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The North Sea is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 272 km (direction NorthWest).The coastline is located in another country namely Belgium.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Moselle, part of the larger catchment area Rhine. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Riveristalsperre (0.6 km² at a distance of 29.6 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the French-German border with a straight distance of 6.7 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9.4 km.The nearest tripoint border within 25 km is the Fench German Luxembourgish tripoint with a straight distance of 20.2 km (direction West).
Elevation around place: low location: 24%, hill: 76%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is moderately urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Luxembourg-Findel International Airport (at a distance of 38 km and direction NorthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Saarbrücken Airport (at a distance of 42 km in SouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

18.1 km2

23%

Agriculture

47.1 km2

59.9%

Urban area

12.8 km2

16.3%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.7%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Merzig in country Germany

Merzig at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Völklingen Ironworks	Germany	27 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier	Germany	34 km	North
3 City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications	Luxembourg	41 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Südhang Hohe Berg	DE	1.6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Merzig

Type of weather in Merzig	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	13 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.77 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 6 May 2024:	14 hour and 55 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:57 Europe/Amsterdam